HMS Osiris (N67)

HMS Osiris
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Osiris
NamesakeOsiris
Ordered2 December 1926
BuilderVickers-Armstrongs (Barrow-in-Furness)
Laid down12 May 1927
Launched19 May 1928
Commissioned25 January 1929
Decommissioned7 March 1945
IdentificationPennant number N67
FateScrapped at Durban, South Africa in 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeOdin-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,781 tons surfaced
  • 2,038 tons submerged
Length283 ft 6 in (86.41 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught16 ft 1 in (4.90 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel-electric
  • 2 × diesel engines, 4,600 hp
  • 2 × electric motors, 350 hp
  • 2 screws
Speed
  • 17.5 kn (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) surfaced
  • 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged
Range
  • 8,400 nmi (15,600 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) surfaced
  • 70 nmi (130 km) at 4 kn (4.6 mph; 7.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth300 ft (91 m)
Complement53-55 officers and men
Armament

HMS Osiris was an O-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Vickers-Armstrongs of Barrow-in-Furness on 12 May 1927, launched on 19 May 1928[1] and commissioned on 25 Jan 1929.

She was first commissioned for service with the 4th Submarine Flotilla on the China Station.

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